Container · Acrostic indicator
introduce
“introduce” is a container indicator in cryptic crosswords.
One piece of wordplay is wrapped around or inserted into another. Containers use the imagery of holding, enclosing, or swallowing.
Depending on the clue, “introduce” can also act as an acrostic indicator.
- Clue types
- Container, Acrostic
- Forms
- introducing, introduced to
- Subtlety
- moderate, subtle
- Part of speech
- phrase, participle
- Themes
- containment
“Hit band carrying medium (5)”
Answer: SMASH
Definition: Hit "band" gives a synonym, SASH "medium" abbreviates to M (the clothing size) Put M inside SASH to get SMASH
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- among
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- at first
- at last
- at the end
- at the end of
- at the outset
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